Fyrir-hyggja

Old Norse Dictionary - fyrir-hyggja

Meaning of Old Norse word "fyrir-hyggja" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

fyrir-hyggja: u, f. (-hygsla, N. G. l. i. 215), forethought, prevision, Fms. ii. 121, Ld. 186, Hkr. ii. 102, H. E. i. 387, v. l. (freq.)

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱᛁᚱ-ᚼᚢᚴᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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